December 2011

Young Women Leaders in Cameroon

December 8, 2011 Global Connections

Caroline Berinyuy, a doctoral student in the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education studying girls’ education, has seen the trials and tribulations that young adolescent girls experience both in her native Cameroon and in the United States. After seeing how the U.Va.’s Young Women Leader’s Program helped young girls maintain confidence throughout their preteen [...]

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YWLP Fall Finale and 15th Anniversary

December 5, 2011 Events

YWLP participants, parents, and administrators celebrated a wonderful fall semester on Saturday, December 3 at the University of Virginia.  The 8th graders were able to watch a wonderful performance by Hoos in Treble before the main presentation.  Once the formal program began, the audience was treated to a special performance by the UVA Music and [...]

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